There's a little boy on his knees beside his bed   With a cowboy hat upon his bowed head   Tryin' to keep the tears in his eyes   And his heart breaks as the little cowboy cries      As the cowboy cries   He says God forgive me please   I didn't want my daddy to leave   And I promise to be good this time   But his heart breaks as the little cowboy cries      There's another heart in pain outside his door   His momma heard him cry as she walked the floor   Her love for his daddy has died   And her heart breaks as her little cowboy cries      As her cowboy cries   She says God forgive me please   I know I made him leave   But the pain will go away in time   But her heart breaks as her little cowboy cries      In a smoky little bar way downtown   His daddy is drinkin' whiskey down   Tryin' to kill the pain he feels inside   And his heart breaks as his little cowboy cries      And his cowboy cries   He says God forgive me please   I know I had to leave   Things haven't been good for a long, long time   And his heart breaks as his little cowboy cries   As his cowboy cries   As his cowboy cries   As his cowboy cries   As his cowboy cries   As the cowboy cries   As the cowboy cries   As the cowboy cries   As the cowboy cries